A weekly radio newsmagazine
WHO WE ARE
ARCHIVES
"Between The Lines Q&A"/Transcripts
[If
you don't already have the FREE RealPlayer 8 Basic, then download
it here.]
BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Click here to find a radio station which broadcasts Between The Lines near you.
ACTIVIST RESOURCES
Global social justice movement resourcesCollection of interviews and Web sites with contacts for breaking news about the global social justice movement. (Audio files in MP3 and RealAudio formats.)
Between The Lines at the World Social Forum
Click here to download audio files, view photos from
the 2006 World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuela.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Get "Between The Lines" delivered right to your desktop! For more information, click here.
To sign up for Between The Lines Q&A, a weekly interview transcript with RealAudio link, send an email by clicking here!
To sign up for Between The Lines Weekly Summary, a summary of the week's program with RealAudio link, send an email by clicking here!
Listener/Activist Network Subscriptions
Downloadable, MP3 broadcast quality audio files now
available. Please contact
us for our distribution schedule.
Hungry for more news from "Between The Lines?"
Many BTL interviews are excerpted from Scott Harris' WPKN
program, "Counterpoint." To hear more in-depth analysis you'll
rarely hear in corporate media, listen to "Counterpoint" LIVE Monday
nights from 8 to 10 p.m. ET.
Listen during the above time slot by clicking
here!
Scott Harris' "Counterpoint" talk show
Between The Lines Executive Producer Scott Harris' live, 2-hour "Counterpoint" program is now archived in its entirety on The White Rose Society website at www.whiterosesociety.org
Check out our
For downloadable MP3s, Click here!
(Please note that this is an automated recording from WPKN's webcast Monday nights between 8-10 p.m. ET, and may include portions of other programs preceding and following "Counterpoint.")
collection of selected in-depth
interviews and other audio collectibles on our distribution
production company's site at www.squeakywheel.net
WPKN Radio mentioned in Danny Schechter's "The News Dissector" column on independent media values. Click here to view the column on Mediachannel.org.
New Haven Advocate's
"Best of New Haven 2001"
-- Staff Picks
--
Scott Harris, Best Radio News Reporter
WPKN Radio, 89.5 FM
"Giving Voice to Dissent: Bridgeport's WPKN Radio Covers The News With Left-Of-Center Takes Not Found In The Mainstream Media" Hartford Courant, Feb. 26, 2003
"The Rest of the News," New Haven Advocate, July 3, 2003
ISSUES IN-DEPTH
War And Profiteering
"Iran: The Next War," by James Bamford, Rolling Stone, July 24, 2006
Those Who Dared to Come Forward
Project for the New American Century's Letter to President Clinton on Iraq, Jan. 26, 1998 Urges President Clinton to remove the threat that Iraq poses by stating a strategy to do so in his "upcoming State of the Union Address."
"Iraq On The Record," U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman report, March 16, 2004
"Greenspan Testimony Highlights Bush Plan for Deliberate Federal Bankruptcy," by Michael Meurer, truthout.org, March 2, 2004
"Noam Chomsky on Middle East Conflict and U.S. War Plan Against Iraq," Between The Lines interview with Noam Chomsky, conducted by Scott Harris, for the Week Ending May 3, 2002
"The Iraq War & The Bush Administration's Pursuit of Global Domination," Counterpoint, Sept. 15, 2003
The Iraq Crisis, a Global Policy Forum, U.N. Security Council section on the 13 years of sanctions and other background of the war, the humanitarian situation, the importance of Iraq's huge oil resources, and disputes over a post-war government and reconstruction plan
"Occupation, Inc." Southern Exposure, Winter, 2003/2004
"Pipeline
Politics: Oil, The Taliban, and the Political Balance of Central
Asia," World Press Review Special Report, Nov.-Dec. 2001
"War
Profiteering," by The Nation editors, April 24, 2003
"An Annotated Saddam Chronology," ZNet, Dec. 15, 2003
Civil Liberties
"The Global Gulag: Into The Shadows," by Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, April 5, 2004
"Keeping Secrets: The Bush administration is doing the public's business out of the public eye. Here's how--and why," by Christopher H. Schmitt and Edward T. Pound, U.S. News & World Report, Dec. 12, 2003
"FBI Memo: Tactics Used During Protests And Demonstrations" Federal Bureau of Investigation, Oct. 15, 2003
"F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies" by Eric Lichtblau, New York Times, Nov. 23, 2003
"Fascism Anyone?" 14 Signs of Fascism, Free Inquiry Magazine, Volume 23, No. 2
"Germany In 1933:
The Easy Slide Into Fascism," The Crisis Papers, June 9, 2003
Multi-Ethnic Issues Advocacy
Dr. Earl Ofari Hutchinson's Commentaries, The Hutchinson
Report
Compilation of Washington insiders speaking out on Bush administration policies and actions
and in Audio (needs
RealPlayer)
Broadcast Schedule | Contact us | Squeaky Wheel Productions
Between The Lines
For The Week Ending Nov. 3, 2006
|
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you to all who helped make this event a success!
Between The Lines Marks Its 15th Anniversary 
"The Case for Impeachment"   Co-authors journalist David Lindorff and Center for Constitutional Rights attorney Barbara Olshansky speak about their book, "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office," at the United Church on the Green, in New Haven, June 24. A video DVD and audio CD is now available of this event, "The Case for Impeachment," with journalist David Lindorff and Center for Constitutional Rights attorney, Barbara Olshansky
Click here for information about ordering an audio CD or video DVD of this event for purchase or broadcast! Or e-mail us at betweenthelines@snet.net if you would like more information. THIS WEEK'S PROGRAM
Interview with Iraq War veteran and Even before October was over, the month was on track to become the deadliest for U.S. soldiers since the November 2004 assault on the town of Fallujah. By Oct. 24th, 91 American troops had been killed, bringing the total for the war up to 2,800 since President Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. The conflict has been exponentially more deadly for Iraqi civilians. The prestigious British medical journal The Lancet, recently published a study by three Johns Hopkins University epidemiologists, which found that more than 600,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed in the war thus far, a conclusion dismissed by President Bush and the Pentagon. As the congressional election draws near and the situation in Iraq deteriorates with an increase in insurgent attacks, suicide bombings and death squad murders, Bush has altered his rhetoric and dropped his trademark slogan of "Stay the course." It seems that with the GOP likely headed for defeat in the November ballot, the White House is desperately trying to indicate to voters that a change of policy on Iraq is being considered. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Mark "Gordie" Lachance, a U.S. Army sergeant who served a year in Iraq with the 1st Infantry Division ending in February 2005. Now retired from the military, Lachance an activist with the group Iraq Veterans Against the War, discusses the worsening conditions in Iraq and the coming U.S. election. Contact Iraq Veterans Against the War by calling (215) 241-7123, or visit their website at www.ivaw.org Related links:
Excerpts of talk by former Palestinian fighter Sulaiman Khatib,
As Palestinians continue to suffer and die under the policies of the Israeli government in Gaza and the West Bank, and as Israelis still suffer under the threat of suicide bombings, a group of former fighters from both sides have come together to put their own experience and suffering on the line to call for a non-violent solution to the decades-long Middle East conflict. The war veterans propose the creation of a viable Palestinian state to exist alongside Israel. Two members of the group, Combatants for Peace, are currently on a speaking tour of the U.S. from Oct. 23 through Nov. 3, sponsored nationally by Faculty for Israeli-Palestinian Peace. Their second stop was Yale University, where they told their stories and then invited questions. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus recorded the event and presents excerpts of their stories. We first hear from Sulaiman Khatib, a former Palestinian fighter, followed by Yonatan Shapira, a former captain in the Israeli Air Force Reserves and co-founder of Combatants for Peace. Khatib and Shapira will be touring college campuses in the Northeast, Midwest and West Coast through Nov. 3rd. For more information, visit the group's website at www.combatantsforpeace.org.
Interview with Lewis Lapham,
As the nation prepares to vote in the Nov. 7th congressional election, a near-perfect storm of bad news for Republicans has prompted many political observers to predict a once- or twice-in-a-generation vote that will usher in dramatic change in which party controls the legislative branch. The scandal involving former Florida Rep. Mark Foley for his sexually inappropriate e-mails to congressional pages and allegations of a leadership coverup, is just the latest episode that has caused an increasing number of voters to turn against the GOP. Escalating violence in Iraq, incompetence in responding to Hurricane Katrina, an expanding web of corruption scandals, federal budget deficits, following the radical agenda of the Christian Right regarding stem-cell research and intervention in the case of Terri Schiavo, have all contributed to polls that found that only 26 percent of Americans approve of the way Congress has been doing its job. Lewis Lapham, longtime editor of Harper's Magazine, has throughout his career eloquently and effectively challenged those in power. In his new book, "Pretensions to Empire: Notes on the Criminal Folly of the Bush Administration," Lapham chronicles the misconduct and ineptitude of Bush and his White House team. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Lewis Lapham about the crisis for democracy he believes the nation must now confront. Visit Harpers' website at www.harpers.org Related links:
 This week's summary of under-reported news Compiled by Bob Nixon
DOWNLOAD this week's half-hour program of Between The Lines by clicking on one of the links below. Needs Quicktime Player or your favorite MP3 player. Note: Make sure your browser is set for streaming or download depending on your connection speed. MP3 files available until Nov. 7, 2006 Note to our broadcast affiliates: We offer FTP access for faster, more reliable download of our broadcast quality files. Please call Anna Manzo at (203) 268-8446 ext. 2, to register for FTP logon access, obtain schedules or send feedback to us at betweenthelines@snet.net.
Credits:
BETWEEN THE LINES Telephone: E-Mail: betweenthelines@snet.net
(c)2006 Squeaky Wheel Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
|
How You Can Support Between The Lines
Last Week's Program Between The Lines Week Ending 10/27/06 U.S. Politics "Netroots Challenge Dems' Electoral Strategy," by Ari Melber, The Nation, Oct. 17, 2006 "Note Warns Calif. Hispanics On Voting," Associated Press, Oct. 17, 2006 "Blocking The 2006 Vote," by Tova Andrea Wang, TomPaine.com, Oct. 16, 2006 "A Blue District Gone Red, Coming Back," by David Swanson, Truthout, Oct. 16, 2006 "In Pennsylvania, Questions About War Erode A Traditional Republican Advantage," The New York Times, Oct. 15, 2006 "American Fascism On The Rise," by Stan Goff, TruthDig, Oct. 14, 2006 Bush Regime "Analysis: Bush Keeps Revising War Justification," Associated Press, Oct. 14, 2006 "Why Bush Should (But Won't) Be Impeached," by Paul Craig Roberts, Antiwar.com, Oct. 14, 2006 "Bush Confounded By The 'Unacceptable,'" Washington Post, Oct. 13, 2006 "Bush Said To Have No Plan If GOP Loses," U.S. News, Oct. 13, 2006 "Who Said All Roads Lead To Karl? Debunking The Armitage Story," by Tom Engelhardt & Elizabeth de la Vega, TomDispatch.com, Oct. 12, 2006 American Empire/War Profiteering "Reaping The Fruits Of Bush's Korea Policy," by Joe Conason, New York Observer, Oct. 16, 2006 "U.S. Corporations Work To Prevent Chinese Workers Rights," by Jeremy Brecher, Brendan Smith & Tim Costello, AlterNet, Oct. 16, 2006 "U.S. Intervention In Venezuela And Latin America," by Noam Chomsky, Venezuelanalysis, Oct. 13, 2006 "Former Weapons Inspector, Experts Warn Against Military Action Toward Iran," Voice of America, Oct. 12, 2006 "Chavez 'Ready To Defend Bolivia,'" BBC News/UK, Oct. 12, 2006 "Postwar" Occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan "Iraq: Leave Or Be Forced Out," by Gareth Porter, TomPaine.com, Oct. 17, 2006 "Iraq's Christians Flee As Extremist Threaten Worsens," The New York Times, Oct. 17, 2006 "Iraqi Government Fissures Widening," Los Angeles Times, Oct. 16, 2006 "Iraq Delays National Talks Amid Killings," Associated Press, Oct. 15, 2006 "Iraq: The Hidden Horror; 650,000 Dead," by Justin Raimondo, Antiwar.com, Oct. 13, 2006 "Iraq: Resistance To Occupation Not Just For Fighters," by Dahr Jamail, Inter Press Service, Oct. 13, 2006 "Lack Of Confidence In Maliki Grows," McClatchy Newspapers, Oct. 13, 2006 "UK Army Chief: British Troops Must Pull Out Of Iraq Soon," Guardian/UK, Oct. 13, 2006 "Taliban Rising," by Christian Parenti, The Nation, Oct. 12, 2006 "'All-Time High' In Baghdad Violence," USA Today, Oct. 11, 2006 "645,000 Deaths Tied To Iraq War," Baltimore Sun, Oct. 11, 2006 Civil Liberties/ Human Rights "Sentimental Education: Academia Signs Up To Track Down Dissent," by Chris Floyd, Truthout, Oct. 17, 2006 "Marine Corps Issues Gag Order In Detainee Abuse Case," Los Angeles Times, Oct. 15, 2006 "Expecting U.S. Help, Sent To Guantanamo," The New York Times, Oct. 15, 2006 "Antiwar Rally Gets Military Scrutiny," Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio), Oct. 14, 2006 "Marine Sergeant: Gitmo Guards Admitted Abusing Inmates," Independent/UK, Oct. 14, 2006 "U.S. Fights To Keep Domestic Surveillance Program," Associated Press, Oct. 13, 2006 "Peace Activists Beware: Homeland Security May Be Reading your Email, And Passing It Along To The Pentagon," by Matthew Rothschild, The Progressive, Oct. 13, 2006 "Military Maintains Big Database On Antiwar Protests," The New york Times, Oct. 13, 2006 "Army 'Big Brother' Unit Targets Military Bloggers," DefenseTech.org, Oct. 13, 2006 "Habeas Corpus: The Linchpin Of Freedom," by Jacob Hornberger, Future of Freedom Foundation, Oct. 11, 2006 Media Issues "Against An Imperial Internet," by Bill Moyers & Scott Fogdall, TomPaine.com, Oct. 16, 2006 "Will Google Take The Internet Over The Cliff?," by Jeffrey Chester, The Nation, Oct. 14, 2006 "Narrowing The Net: The Threat From The AT&T/BellSouth Merger," by Art Brodsky, TomPaine.com, Oct. 12, 2006 Activism "Connecticut Clergy Group's Billboard Airs Torture Issue," Waterbury Republican-American (connecticut), Oct. 17, 2006 "Interview With Jerry Lembcke: How The Myth Of The Spat-On Vets Holds Back The Antiwar Movement," by Stephen Philion, LewRockwell.com, Oct. 16, 2006 "Antiwar Petition Drive Took Just 4 Hours," Boston Globe, Oct. 15, 2006 |
Broadcast Schedule | Contact us